Kansas City police said Range Rover rear-ended a Cadillac in the 3600 block of East 27th Street just after 1 p.m. The collision sent the Cadillac into Christian Academy Child Care.

Three children and the 80-year-old driver of the Range Rover were taken to hospitals. Hospital officials described the children's injuries as ranging from mild to moderate.

Deloise Colbert, an employee at the day care center, also sought medical treatment for her injuries after the impact threw her across the room. She was treated at a hospital and released, but was using crutches Tuesday night.

"As I opened the shade, the car came at me, like, boom. And it just took me after that. That's all I know because I kind of blacked out, but by the grace of God, I got up and I was able to live," she said.

Police said there were 40 children in the day care at the time of the crash.

Witnesses told KMBC's Micheal Mahoney that two children were pinned beneath one of the vehicles. Authorities said bystanders helped pulled one child from beneath the vehicle.

Reginald Walker said he saw the crash happen right in front of him. He helped pull the first child out from under the cars.

"We were on the west side of the building, pulling the wall apart. One of the kids was pinned in front of the front wheel and the bumper and against the wall. And all we were doing was trying to pull the wall apart to get him out of there," he said.

Neighbors told Mahoney that it is a very busy day care center and operates around the clock.

Firefighters continued to shore up the building because so much of the day care center was damaged by the crash.

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